The Deep Sky Toward Andromeda
What surrounds the Andromeda galaxy? Out in space, Andromeda (M31) is closely surrounded by several small satellite galaxies, and further out it is part of theLocal Group of Galaxies – of which our Milky Way galaxy is also a member.On the sky, however, gas clouds local to our Milky Way appear to surround M31 – not unlike how water clouds in Earth’s atmosphere may appear to encompass our Moon.
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